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“Some day, and that day may never come, I'll ask a service of you.”

Bonasera Asks for Justice · The Godfather 1972 · Ch. 1/9

  • Asking for help
  • Persuasion
  • Asking
5 minB2
“You know, it takes a lot of nerve to spend a beautiful evening with someone and then never call them again.”

Peter Asks Sydney to Be Best Man · I Love You, Man 2009 · Ch. 16/19

  • Asking for help
  • Accusations
  • Confessing
3 minC1
“Why do we feel so empty and unhappy?”

Wallace on Why We Feel Empty · The End of the Tour 2015 · Ch. 4/17

  • Monologues
  • Explaining
  • Warning
2 minB2
“They're taking us out to the middle of nowhere.”

Presidents Hijacked in the Woods · My Fellow Americans 1996 · Ch. 4/13

  • Arguments
  • Threats
  • Threatening
4 minB1
“I just wanted to get as far away from things as possible, so Elaine and I joined the Peace Corps.”

Lisa Sings the River of Jordan · Airplane! 1980 · Ch. 5/10

  • Travel & hotels
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
3 minB2
“Nothing's happened to me yet. That's why I'm going to New York.”

Harry and Sally Drive to New York · When Harry Met Sally... 1989 · Ch. 1/20

  • Travel & hotels
  • Arguments
  • Teasing
4 minB2
“When I hitchhike, I'm at the mercy of the driver.”

Neal Goes to Work for Bob Cody · Interstate 60 2002 · Ch. 14/22

  • Job interview
  • Negotiation
  • Bargaining
3 minB2
“Why should I go on sweating out my life for other people?”

Robert Announces the Move to Sumatra · The Letter 1940 · Ch. 12/15

  • Parties
  • Marriage trouble
  • Persuading
4 minB2
“She's gonna be over the moon to see ya.”

Adam Visits His Parents' Old House · All of Us Strangers 2023 · Ch. 2/15

  • Family dinners
  • Goodbyes & funerals
  • Asking
3 minB2
“your supreme selfishness is our gain.”

Aron Hallucinates a Morning Show · 127 Hours 2010 · Ch. 4/5

  • Monologues
  • Storytelling
  • Explaining
5 minB2
“I have a strict policy that nobody cries alone in my presence.”

Shelby Cuts Her Hair Short · Steel Magnolias 1989 · Ch. 11/16

  • Small talk
  • Comforting a friend
  • Comforting
2 minB2
“This hasn't been a marriage for years.”

Carolyn Confronts Lester · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 7/14

  • Marriage trouble
  • Arguments
  • Confronting